Though the games aren’t meaningful just yet, the Raptors have to feel good following a Friday win over the Rockets. They showed up after four months off, grabbed a win, and dressed the part of a 2019-20 squad we’ve come to love.
This evening, they’ll move on to the second of three scrimmage games against the Portland Trail Blazers, who enter this matchup — similar to Toronto — with their eyes firmly on early August.
Both the Raptors and Blazers are returning major pieces to their rotation after the coronavirus layoff; two teams that are finally healthy after long-term injuries marred their early seasons.